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Updated March 2 In 2020, its first year under new direction, the Portland International Film Festival heralded a new mission: to be unbound from traditional cinematic conditions. In 2021, that undertaking is more requirement than choice. Obviously [last] year was very tough for all of us as human beings, let alone nonprofit organizations, says NW Film Center director Amy Dotson. But it was also freeing. We took our own medicine. The result is a hybrid event, trying to reach audiences (largely) at home. With over 75 films available to stream, the festival still offers diverse international fare. But there s also a physical presence at its Zidell Yards drive-in. In addition to screening high-profile new titles like
This weekend, the Portland International Film Festival returns for its 44th year, after a truncated 2020 iteration and brief fall revival. Rather than retreat to a fully virtual model, the NW Film Center has opted for a hybrid presentation: certain titles will be screened at a Zidell Yards drive-in, and others will be available online for the festival s full March 5â14 duration. In addition to a robust program of shorts and features, PIFF will also offer a pair of virtualspecial events.
Keeping with NW Film Center executive director Amy Dotsonâs commitment to cinema unbound,  films range from the local to the national to the international, and the drive-in will screen old classics likeÂ
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Profile Theatre presents Miriam Schwartz, Jennifer Lanier and Blake Stone in The Mineola Twins
Paula Vogel’s “
The Mineola Twins”
Profile Theatre will present the first in a series of five planned livestream performances for 2021. This production was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paula Vogel and directed by Josh Hecht. The comedic play centers on a pair of twins who use mistaken identity to explore culture wars from the 1950s to the 1990s. Themes include women’s sexual freedom, and the fight for reproductive rights. One twin is “good” the other “evil.” One actor plays both parts and sometimes switches between them in the same scene. This is Profile Theatre’s first stab at producing a play featuring real-time performances during the pandemic.
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